29 April 2008

Belmont Closing the Third Floor Grandstand Most Days

While I know that it is important for NYRA to cutcosts closing off the entire third floor grandstandat Belmont is a horrible mistake that marginalizesone of Belmonts best attributes. The 3rd floorgrandstand seats provide some of the best views inall of sports and that area is one of the mostpopular sections of the plant during the Belmontmeet. The great view from those seats are one of thebest parts of going racing at Belmont and it isunique to all tracks. A few sections of the thirdfloor grandstand near the finish line should remainopen for all racing days. I hope I misunderstood thewebsite or NYRA re-thinks this decision. E-mail NYRAand let them know what you think.

Third floor & portions of second floor closed most day to cut expenses, electrical use, security costs and to facilitate better customer service (closed areas will be reopened on Belmont Stakes Day and other major days)Expanded picnic amenities, West End, Grandstand apron

2 comments:

from what i remember, i would also 'choose' to sit on the 3rd floor. this would seem to go against the grain though, as you would logically think that the 2nd floor would be better. i am looking for tickets to the Belmont Stakes. do you think i should request the 3rd floor over the second? also, which sections are best to not only view the finish, but the stretch run as well? (i'm thinking S,T,U or V. do you agree?thanks jb.

Power Cap is now a group endeavor. Joe Burns has signed on and increased the Power Cap team by 100%. He has been a racing fan since childhood and even managed to sneak some horse racing into his High School paper when he wrote there.